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Sunday, November 28, 2010

Chocolate Rosettes

From the kitchen of One Perfect Bite...It's sometimes a mistake to try and improve on an old favorite recipe. Last year, I shared my recipe and memories of Christmas Rosettes with you. I know that these cookies have lost cache, but they will forever remain one of my favorite treats. My love for them is enhanced, of course, by the sweetness of memory. I think that's OK. We all are creations of time and place and those memories are what make us unique and set our place at the table. Several years ago, Bob and I were in Hawaii for several weeks leading up to the Christmas holiday. The people of the islands know how to celebrate the holiday in an unabashed fashion and it is impossible not to get into the spirit of the season if you are there. Let's say Hawaii, unconcerned with political correctness, bolstered my somewhat flagging Christmas spirit with its exuberant sense of season. We arrived home on Christmas Eve and, despite the hour, I decided we couldn't have Christmas without rosettes on the table. One of the beauties of these cookies is that they require no special ingredients. Another is the ease with which they come together. Ease and simplicity made the cookies possible that Christmas, so I'm not quite sure what possessed me to try this gussied up version of the recipe. It was a mistake. Truth be told, this chocolate version is lacking in flavor and, save for color, has nothing to commend it. It is neither sweet nor chocolatey. Please view me as your early warning system. If you are tempted to try this recipe, pinch yourself and move on. You deserve better.

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Oh Mary! These are some of my favorites. My Great Aunt is famous for making rosettes only she finishes them in the oven so they are nice and crisp. I have been wanting a rosette iron for a long time but I only want a butterfly one and I cant find one!

Mary, gorgeous chocolate rosettes...it didnt change shape after shaking it out of the hot iron means your batter is of right consistency....thanks for sharing the recipe. Would like to try this out one day when I have purchase the rosette iron :)

These are truely little luscious looking works of art! Too bad they don't taste as good as they look. I have never done these but I would LOVE to try them. I'll find the traditional recipe, since you said they are one of your favorite treats I am asuming that you would recommend a traditional recipe. I'm looking for a rosette iron.I bet the traditional rosettes are so yummy. Anything fried is... except the chocolate ones!Thanks for the warning and the inspiration.Yvonne

I'm sorry to hear that these didn't quite turn out the way you like. I love tweaking and putsing with my old favorites, but I think it something is incredibly lodged in memory it can be difficult because sometimes the tweaks never live up to the original.

However, I do love that you still posted the recipe. I think people have differing views on bloggers posting the not quite so perfect things, but I think it can still serve as a great starting point for someone else to tweak if they so desire.

Thanks for the warning, Mary. I probably would have tried this recipe. The original rosette is perfect as is and doen't need any dressing up. I have a rosette iron tucked away someplace. I need to go find it.

Oh this is so timely , my mom jus ordered a rosette mold for me and am totally looking forward!I have tried them once when i was little , quite little ie:-)and had a rose cookie mold and to look for it i have to unpack lods of boxes that are kept in a room in my ex residence thats undergoing commercial renovation, for a venture:-)But i will come back to this post for tips and more!I think the same recipe without the chocolate would work beautiful no?Ur rosettes are soooo pretty!

Thank you for posting what you considered a failed recipe. They look beautiful despite their disappointing taste. I think anyone who has experimented a bit has run into the same problem. However, you have inspired me...I have a rosette iron that I recieved as a gift last year and have yet to use. I'm going to try it, but I'll stick with the original recipe ;)

Mary...how nice of you to give us fair warning about the chocolate version. I will however go get your origianl one because I definitely want to try making these...especially since I truly did not know anything about rosettes until this post ;o))

Barbara!I have only tasted these once and they were incredibly addictive. No one I know makes them! I know you need the special iron and they are so very beautiful. I also found the post with the traditional flavour. I think that is the one I would prefer, though I can never resist anything chocolate! I see links for other Christmas Cookies under this post and am going to explore now. I have added both these links to my post.:)Valerie

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